A selection of videos from our most recent race events from the 2016-17 Season.
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4th Annual DB Lovers Dragon Boat Championship Races -- Saturday, 23rd April 2017 in Sai Kung
Our first race of the 2016-17 season, it's always great to be up against local talent here on our home training waters in Sai Kung. This event grows in size every year, and this year was no different! Unlike last year, we were down on numbers with it being the tail end of our Spring Break. Still, we were able to enter a mixed team against 17 other local teams in the Mixed Category. The weather held out for us and it was the perfect way to get back on the water after a 2-week hiatus! Videos to follow!
Race #11 -- First Heat
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Race #34 - Second Heat
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Race #40 -- Silver Cup Final
A selection of videos from our 2015-16 Season race events.
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11th Annual Stanley Warm-Up Races - Saturday, 14th May 2016
One of our favourite racing events of the season! We were even more excited to be here this year as last year's races (if you remember) were called off dramatically, as we were pulling into the blocks, because of Black Rainstorm warnings, lightning and thunder! We weren't all available on this race day, but, we still managed to pull off a fantastic result, winning the Gold Bowl A Finals!
Race 9 -- Standard Mixed Boat Races
This race was tough. We had underestimated our competition slightly, as you can see from the score sheet. The waters were choppy for everyone, so the adrenaline was really pumpking for this race!
Race 51 -- Gold Bowl A Finals
Having come in 5th in our last race, this put us straight through to the Gold Bowl A Finals. There were a few familiar teams in our race and we were happy to be paddling in the sunshine after a long day of waiting on the beach. The thrill of coming in a convincing FIRST in this race gave us all such a high!
Celebrating our win!
3rd Annual DB Lovers Dragon Boat Races in Sai Kung - Sunday, 1st May 2016
This event gets bigger and bigger every year! We had a bigger pool of competition this year, and were faced with some unknown teams (and unknown race start protocols, as you'll see in our first set of videos!)
We entered two even boats and qualified for both the Silver and Gold Cup Finals, which was a brilliant result! Footage from our races below:
We entered two even boats and qualified for both the Silver and Gold Cup Finals, which was a brilliant result! Footage from our races below:
Race 9 -- Tier 1 Mixed Boat Races, Group A
Here is footage from both boats we entered into this competition!
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Race 23 -- Tier 2 Mixed Boat Races, Group A
Here is footage from both boats we entered into this competition!
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Race 37 -- Mixed Boat Races, Silver Cup Final
Our 'Ai' boat qualified for the Silver Cup Final. Here is the footage from their race:
Race 41 -- Mixed Boat Races, Gold Cup Final
Our 'Ren' boat qualified for the Gold Cup Final. Here is the footage from their race:
A selection of videos from training sessions, as well as race events,
from the 2014-15 Season.
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Stanley International Championship Races - Tuen Ng Festival (Sat, 20th June 2015)
Stanley Plaza Mixed Heats -- Race 18
Some tough competition and a surprise start. We were really pleased to have come in top three in this race (behind the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and Island ECC John) to qualify for the Cup Semi-Finals!
Some tough competition and a surprise start. We were really pleased to have come in top three in this race (behind the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and Island ECC John) to qualify for the Cup Semi-Finals!
Stanley Plaza Mixed Cup Semi-Finals -- Race 35
Take a look at the teams on this list! These are teams who we typically find in the Gold Cup Finals! We rose to the occasion and raced our best time of the competition at 1:17:376, qualifying for the Silver Cup B Final.
Take a look at the teams on this list! These are teams who we typically find in the Gold Cup Finals! We rose to the occasion and raced our best time of the competition at 1:17:376, qualifying for the Silver Cup B Final.
Stanley Plaza Mixed Silver Cup B Final -- Race 70
We met our friends, the Island ECC John team, for the third time out of three races today! A brilliant end of the day. Take a look at the times -- it was probably our closest race all day, with 10 of the 12 teams coming in at the 1:19 mark. We came in 9th in this tight race, with 1:19:485, putting us at 33rd out of the 194 teams competing on the day.
We met our friends, the Island ECC John team, for the third time out of three races today! A brilliant end of the day. Take a look at the times -- it was probably our closest race all day, with 10 of the 12 teams coming in at the 1:19 mark. We came in 9th in this tight race, with 1:19:485, putting us at 33rd out of the 194 teams competing on the day.
Training Videos
A selection of videos from training, both recent and not-so-recent. We hold our training in Sai Kung on Wednesday evenings, and Stanley on Saturday mornings.
Stanley Practice -- 13th June
Pods Stanley Practice -- 13th June
Pods Sai Kung Practice -- 10th June
Start + 100 (From the front of the boat) |
Stanley Practice -- 13th June
Stace leading her pod Stanley Practice -- 13th June
Even more pods... Sai Kung Practice -- 10th June
Start + 100 (From the back of the boat) |
Sai Kung Practice -- 10th June
Active Rest |
Sai Kung Practice -- 10th June
PODS: Front Half / Back Half |
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Stanley Practice -- 6th June
Race to the Beach (At the end of practice in Stanley, we are lucky enough to have a whole crowd of other teams who, like us, appreciate a bit of race practice! This was our first of the season!)
Race to the Beach (At the end of practice in Stanley, we are lucky enough to have a whole crowd of other teams who, like us, appreciate a bit of race practice! This was our first of the season!)
Stanley Practice -- 6th June
Start +100 Stanley Practice -- 6th June
Pyramids @80 Sai Kung Practice - 3rd June
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Stanley Practice -- 6th June
Pods Stanley Practice -- 6th June
Pyramids @100 Sai Kung Practice - 3rd June
Race Start plus 100 |
Stanley Practice - 30th May
Race Start plus 100 (from the front of the boat) Not always serious on the boat ;)
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Stanley Practice - 30th May
Race Start plus 100 (from the back of the boat) |
Training with the newbies back in January!
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Strong newbie training boat:
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Training in the Sai Kung sun:
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Mixing up our starts earlier this season:
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Recent training sessions
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Videos from the 2nd Annual DB Lovers Dragon Boat Race -- Sunday, 10th May 2015, Sai Kung
The first race's start took us by complete surprise! Quite a wait, with lots of adjustments before the start was called, as you can see!
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Strong power in our second race:
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The final:
Videos from the 10th Annual Stanley Warm-Up Race -- Saturday, 23rd May 2015, Stanley
Race 1 - Mixed Boat Heats (Race 12):
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Race 3 - Mixed Bowl Silver Bowl Final (race 61) -- the mad scramble back to the beach!
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Stormy skies in the red rain storm...
Footage from our second race (Race 30) not available, unfortunately, and our last race was cancelled. Read more about the day here!
Footage from our second race (Race 30) not available, unfortunately, and our last race was cancelled. Read more about the day here!